Release the Tiger!

Cheney unleashed!

PENSACOLA, Fla. — Accusing Sen. John Kerry of playing an "armchair general," Vice President Dick Cheney yesterday rejected the Democrat's criticism of the loss of 380 tons of explosives in Iraq, saying toppling Saddam Hussein took thousands of times that amount of potentially dangerous material out of the former dictator's hands.

An armchair general? It seems to me that "guarding the explosives" is not a military tactic. It's not up for debate, it's just something you do. My military experience consists of playing Risk, and I know to do that one.

Also, the debate has shifted now from "they weren't there when we got there" (which has been totally discredited) to "we got most of them," which, I don't know, doesn't make me feel exactly safe. Plus, there's the fact that these were under lock and key, under IAEA seal, before we invaded. When is the right going to thank the UN for disarming Saddam Hussein?